Decision on the African Union Accession to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Rev.1 - Doc.EX.CL/512(XV) Add.3

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
Assembly/AU/Dec.255(XIII)
Regional Body / Author
Assembly of the African Union
Date
3 July 2009
Language
English
Type
Statement

DECISION ON THE AFRICAN UNION ACCESSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS
CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION (UNCCD)
Doc.EX.CL/512(XV) Add.3

The Assembly,

  1. RECOGNIZES the importance of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in those countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa for the livelihoods of millions of Africans affected by land degradation, desertification and drought;

  2. TAKES NOTE of the proposal by H.E. President Idriss Deby Itno of the Republic of Chad calling on the African Union to accede to UNCCD;

  3. ALSO TAKES NOTE of the recommendation of the Executive Council as contained in Decision EX.CL/Dec. 515(XV) adopted in Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in June 2009;

  4. AUTHORIZES the African Union to accede to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

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